State Guides to Trees

State Guides to Trees — page 3 — Arizona Palo Verde Green bark and droopy branches reaching the ground liven up the Arizona desert A palo verde will often grow near a saguaro cactus the state ﬂ ower They All Hang Around This tree is quite an attraction to the animals of Arizona Among those that look for food and shelter around the palo verde are bighorn sheep mule deer and jackrabbits Many birds seek food or nest in its many branches Average Height 20 feet 6 09 meters Lifespan Year Adopted 100 400 years 1954 Scientiﬁ c Name Cercidium 6

State Guides to Trees — page 4 — Arkansas Pine The oddly named loblolly pine is often considered the state tree But the most common in Arkansas is the shortleaf pine These varieties of pine cover more than ﬁ ve million acres 2,023,428 hectares of forest land in this state Hello Morris Pine The most famous tree in southeastern Arkansas is the Morris Pine The ancient loblolly has served to greet visitors for more than 50 years It is estimated to have lived more than 300 years on the grounds of a forest near the town of Hamburg Average Height 98 115 feet 29 87 35 05 meters Lifespan Year Adopted 200 years 1939 Scientiﬁ c Name pinus family 7

State Guides to Trees — page 5 — California coast redwood giant Sequoia Coast Redwood Giant Sequoia California adopted two species of redwood as their state trees the coast redwood and the giant Sequoia The coast redwoods thrive along the rainy foggy coast These tallest of trees reach heights of more than 350 feet 107 m Redwoods can achieve a diameter of 24 feet 7 m The other state tree honors Indian chief Sequoya He invented the Cherokee alphabet Now That’s Old The earliest redwood trees showed up on Earth soon after the dinosaurs and before ﬂ owers birds and people It is estimated that redwoods have populated the planet for about 240 million years Modern humans have been around for 200 thousand years Average Height coast redwood 350 feet 107 meters giant Sequoia up to 370 feet 112 78 meters 8 Lifespan Year Adopted 1937 up to 2,000 years 2,500 3,500 years 1937 Scientiﬁ c Name Sequoia sempervirens Sequoia-dendron giganteum

State Guides to Trees — page 6 — Colorado Blue Spruce The sharp needles and stiff branches of the blue spruce make decorating one for Christmas quite a task A campaign to teach Colorado kids about local trees led to its adoption Big Winds No Problem The blue spruce withstands strong winds better than most spruces That is because of its wide-spreading branches and fairly deep roots The leaves of this tree do not change color The unique silvery bluish green remains all year long Average Height 50 70 feet 15 24 21 34 meters Lifespan Year Adopted 200 years 1939 Scientiﬁ c Name Picea pungens 9

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